Hose cable



()at 23 193%. A. F. W. THORMAN'N 1937735335 HOSE CABLE Filed Feb. 15,1928 Patented Oct. 21, 1930 PATENT OFFICE ALBERT F, W. THORMANN, OFPITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA HOSE CABLE Application filed February 15, 1928.Serial 1T0. 254,594.

My invention relates to a hose wire for carrying high tension currentsand one of the objects of the invention is to provide such a wire, thatwill have'sufiicient strength so 5 as to carry the load arising from theweight of the wire itself, the snow load and the wind load, when thewire is stretched between two posts.

A further object is to provide such a wire that will have a smoothsurface.

I accomplish the desired result by building up a compound hosewire,using as a base and carrier, a Wire hose of any suitable metal,preferably braided, and among which are steel, bronze, copper. aluminumor alloys of these metals, and of any suitable hollow form, such asround or elliptical. Upon the outside of this wire hose, I may spray, bywell known metal spraying processes, any suitable metal, such as zinc,aluminum, copper, bronze, or alloys of these metals; also, for example,a zincla'yer first and on top of this'a copper layer, or any combinationof those metals already specified. Upon this sprayed metal base I maythen deposit, electrolytically or otherwise, a layer of any otherelectrically conductive metal such as copper or aluminum or othersuitable metals.

Instead of first spraying a metal coating on the wire hose, I mayelectro-deposit a metal coating directly on the woven or braided carrierhose. Referring to the drawing for a more complete disclosure of theinvention: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of the invention;and

, Fig. 2 is a transverse section of another form of the invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, the round wire hose 2 has superimposed on it themetal sprayedcoating 3 and on top of this a second sprayed coat ofdifferent metal or an electrically posited metal coating 4.

As shown in Fig. 2, the elliptical wire hose 2 .has the single sprayedor electro-deposited coat 5 directly adhering to it.

From the above description it will be clear that I provide-a. composite,hollow wire, the so under portion of which is a woven or braided hoseand superimposed upon this are one or more layers of suitable metals.

I am aware that the invention may be embodied in other specific formswithout depart- 1ng from the spirit or essential attributes thereof andI therefore desire the present embodiment to be considered in allrespects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to theappended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate thescope of the invention.

What I claim as new'and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States is:

1. A high tension electric .conductor hose cable comprising an innerpart formed of a wire hose and an outershell of sprayed metal on theouter side of the wire hose.

2. A high tension electric conductor hose cable comprising an inner partformed by a wire hose which acts as a base, a metal spray on the outerside of the wire hose and a shell of electrodeposited metal on theoutside of the metal spray.

3. A high tension electric conductor hose cable comprising an inner partformed of a wire hose which acts as a base and carrier, and an outershell of electrodeposited metal surrounding the hose.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. ALBERT F. W. THOBMAN N

